Explaining how to use Object Storage within Veeam Backup & Replication
To use Object Storage in Veeam Backup & Replication, you add it as a standard repository. You then use it in the Capacity Tier of the SOBR or as a target archive repository for NAS Backup. Veeam Backup & Replication cannot currently write directly to object storage; however, Veeam continues to enhance its object storage capabilities and have announced that more cloud tiers will be supported (such as archive tiers).
When using Object Storage with Veeam Backup & Replication, it is intended for long-term data storage and based on either a cloud solution or an S3-compatible storage solution that can be on-premises. When used as the Capacity Tier for a SOBR, it has a few useful features: